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7 Custodians Sickened While Cleaning Mold
Click 2 Houston.com - Houston,TX,USA
HOUSTON -- Seven custodians were hospitalized after they were sickened while cleaning mold out of a northeast Houston school, KPRC Local 2 reported Saturday ...
7 Custodians Sickened While Cleaning School
http://www.click2houston.com/news/14031333/detail.html
POSTED: 9:09 am CDT September 2, 2007
UPDATED: 1:05 pm CDT September 2, 2007
HOUSTON -- Seven custodians were treated and released at a local hospital after they were sickened while cleaning a northeast Houston school, officials told KPRC Local 2 Saturday.
Mold was found in an annex building at Key Middle School on Thursday after two workers fell ill and were hospitalized.
Cleanup crews went to the school on Friday. Seven of 15 custodians were sickened, but they were not the only ones.
"Even the principal herself broke out," custodian Fred Holloway said.
The principal and assistant principal left the school and appeared to be coughing and having trouble breathing. One of them reached for her inhaler.
The president of the union that represents school custodians said the building is not safe... read more...
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With regard to the above article, I'm told (by a CSEA Occupational Health Specialist) that it is illegal for the custodial staff to clean mold in school buildings unless they are specifically trained to do so.
It happened in our school and it was proof that they had not a clue as to what they were doing. The mold was the worst in our school's basement. They opted to take a power washer that contained a bleach solution to clean up the months-old mold. The first hit with the power washer did nothing but scatter the mold spores into the air. The Chief Custodian, at that point, told his staff to stop.
Mold in schools seems to be getting worse ~ and it seems as if those trained to treated illness due to mold exposure are few and far between. I'm been battling illnesses for two years now and it's been a living hell. My only consolation (somewhat!) is that I won my Workers Compensation hearing in July and the school is now responsible to pay by past AND future medical bills relating to my illness.
~ Joan Dinizio
Greenport,NY |
